What causes earthquakes and volcanic eruptions, and creates mountains and ocean basins?

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the carbon cycle and the Earth's magnetic field.
• the tides and solar eclipses.
heat flow and the movement of material inside the Earth.
the water cycle and the Moon's gravitational influence.

Answer 1

The correct answer is: heat flow and the movement of material inside the Earth.

This process involves plate tectonics, where the Earth's lithosphere is divided into tectonic plates that move over the semi-fluid asthenosphere. Earthquakes occur at plate boundaries due to stress and friction, volcanic eruptions occur when magma reaches the surface, and the formation of mountains and ocean basins is a result of the interactions between these moving plates.